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H. J. POWELL.

AWNING. 3 No. 333,479. Patented Dec. 29, 1885.

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4 UNITED STATES FFICE,

ATENT EIoHAED J. POWELL, or EvANsvILLE, INDIANA, AssIGNoETo- HIMSELF,WILLIAM E. NoLAN, AND JOHN ROHSENBERGER, OF sAME PLAoE.

AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333,479, dated December29, 1885.

Application filed October 9,1885. Serial No.179,396. (No model.)

To all whom it 11mg concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD J. POWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing, at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg, State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awnings,of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawlngs.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inawnings; and it has ior its objects, first, to provide atrain of gearingand an operating-wheel and band or rope, the latter to extend to withineasy reach of the operator, whether his post be on the ground or at awindow; secondly, to provide a frame adapted to be secured to the houseor structure and to support the awning in taut position; and, thirdly,to provide the awning-pole with a series of anti-friction rollersadapted to run upon the members of the supportingframe and facilitatingthe manipulation of the awning.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andon which like reference-letters indicate the same parts, Figure 1represents a side elevation of the awning, the frame, and theoperating-gearing and band; Fig. 2, a plan view of the frame with theawning removed, and Fig. 3 a detached view of the operating-gearing andthe awningroller.

The letter A designates front of a house or other structure to which theawning maybe applied, and to the same are secured, in any convenientmanner, a series of metallic rods or pipes, B, in an inclined position.The outer ends of these rods turn downwardly at b, and finally terminatein hooks b, forming seats for the reception and retention against theaction of wind of the awning-pole 0. These rods are also connectedtogether near their outer ends by a bar, D, and to this latter aresecured braces E, the inner ends of which are made fast to thestructure, (the house;) also, secured to the permanent structure andnear one end of the frame is 'a bracket, F, which forms a bearing forthe adjacent end of the awningroller G. At the opposite end of the frameis located and secured to the wall or structure the operating-gearing,consisting of the metallic frame H, in which is mounted to rotate theoperatingshaft I, carrying the operating band- Wheel J anddriving-pinion K. This latter meshes with a gear-wheel, L, and thatWheel in turn meshes with a gear-wheel, M, mounted on theroller-spindle, the said spindle also having its bearing in thegearing-frame. The band-wheel J is preferably provided with a peripheralgroove, in which runs the band or rope N, and which also runs over asheave, O, fitted upon an adjustable knob, whereby the tension of theband may be increased and the awning held in any adjusted position onthe awning-frame. The spindle of the knob works in a slot in the plateP, and the latter is socured in close relation to the post of the frame.

In order to fix the knob in any given position, it may be screw-threadedto agree with a thread on the spindle, and the inner end of the latterenlarged, so as to bind against the inner face of the plate. The awningat one end is secured at intervals to the roller and at the other islikewise secured to, or it may be passed round, the pole O. The pole isprovided with a freely-turning grooved anti-friction roller, Q, inproximity to the respective members of the awning-frame, and thespindles of these anti-friction rollers maybe secured either to thepoledirectly or to a metallic strip, and the strip then secured to the pole.Such is the construction illustrated.

The mechanism here described makes the operation of very heavy awningswithin the control of a small boy, and the frame is light and strong.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an awning, the pulley O, the band N, band-wheel J, pinion K,spur-wheels LM, and roller G, in combination with an awning having apole, 0, provided with grooved antifriction rollers Q, adapted to fitover and travel upon the metallic rods B, forming part of the awningframe, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. In an awning, the supporting frame consisting of the rods B, havingtheir innerends adapted to be attached to the Wall of a building and toproject therefrom in a downward direction, and provided with a downwardin place by means of the upwardly-turned curve, 1), near their lowerends, and npwardlyhooks b at the lower ends of the said rods B, turnedhooks b at their lower extremities, the as described, and for thepurposes set forth.

horizontal bar D, and the braces E. in combiv In testimony whereofIafiix my signature in 5 nation with an awning provided with a pole,presence of two witnesses.

0, having anti-friction grooved rollers Q, RICHARD J POWELL adapted tofit over and to ride upon the rods B, the outer portion of said awningand pole \Nitnesses:

Cbeing adapted to hang over the downwardly- WV. P. LEONARD, curvedportion 1) of the rods B, and to beheld \VM. II.-GUDGEL.

